Commentary After U.S. President Joe Biden finally conducted his first talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Feb. 10, state-run media Xinhua proclaimed for three days that the call had sent “positive signals.” But the signals were obviously not strong enough, because on Feb. 14, Beijing’s mouthpiece People’s Daily issued another commentary. The article was penned under the authorship of “Bells,” titled “Promote a Healthy and Stable Development of Sino-U.S. Relations.” It urged both sides to “act.” “Bells” is a collective pen name for People’s Daily commentators. They often publish editorials on the most important topics after receiving instructions from the highest level of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP clearly knows that Xinhua’s statement of so-called “positive signals” was deceptive and meant to gloss over the declining U.S.-China relations. The phone call between the two leaders have revealed serious differences, and the situation is actually more like another …